Washington COVID Cases Increase to 1,996 Deaths to 96

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Updated on March 22, 2020 at 3:00 p.m.

Number of Individuals Tested

County	Positive/Confirmed Cases	Deaths
Benton	7	2
Chelan	3	0
Clallam	4	0
Clark	10	3
Columbia	1	0
Cowlitz	3	0
Franklin	3	0
Grant	18	1
Grays Harbor	1	0
Island	21	1
Jefferson	6	0
King	1040	75
Kitsap	18	0
Kittitas	4	0
Klickitat	4	0
Lewis	2	0
Lincoln	1	0
Mason	1	0
Pierce	107	1
San Juan	1	0
Skagit	33	0
Snohomish	480	10
Spokane	20	0
Stevens	1	0
Thurston	11	0
Walla Walla	1	0
Whatcom	14	2
Yakima	16	0
Unassigned	165
Total	1996	95

Number of Individuals Tested

Result	Number of Individuals Tested	Percent of Tests
Negative	28,879	94%
Positive	1,996	6%

Confirmed Cases / Deaths by Age

Age Group	Percent of Cases	Percent of Deaths
<19	2%	0%
20-29	9%	0%
30-39	14%	0%
40-49	14%	2%
50-59	17%	6%
60-69	16%	10%
70-79	15%	30%
80+	15%	50%

Confirmed Cases / Deaths by Gender

Sex at Birth	Percent of Cases	Percent of Deaths
Female	51%	54%
Male	45%	44%
Unknown	4%	2%

Note on the county and unassigned data: This data changes rapidly as labs conduct tests and discover new cases. Labs assign those cases to a county. Counties or the Department of Health then determine the appropriate county of jurisdiction. Those don’t always match initially. We’re working to reduce the “unassigned” number to 0. Contact the local health department for county specific information.

Note on the deaths: Some deaths may be reported by health care providers, medical examiners/coroners, local health departments, or others before they are included in the statewide count. It takes longer for the state to announce deaths because they are often reported first to the local health department and then to us.

Note on the number of infections: Public health experts agree that the true number of people who have been infected with COVID-19 in Washington greatly exceeds the number of COVID-19 infections that have been laboratory-confirmed. It is very difficult to know exactly how many people in Washington have been infected to date since most people with COVID-19 experience mild illness and the ability to get tested is still not widely available.

https://www.doh.wa.gov/Emergencies/Coronavirus